The waiting is the hardest part!
At this point, there are literally hundreds of people who downloaded 'Barricade Diary' on Amazon last weekend. Of course, that means nothing, and nothing more is going to happen for one simple reason - no reviews.
The typically twitchy personality wonders if they have fallen prey to some dark and sinister force lurking in a Seattle low rise who arbitrarily decided to prevent people from posting on your book. The logical self interjects by reminding that people have lives, jobs, kids, etc. and the fact that people usually will not finish a 368 page book in less than 5 days, let alone give a forthright answer.
Of course, it does not help when one's e-mail inbox is filled daily with messages about "Powering your Manuscript to the Next Level by taking our $89.00 Webinar" or insights of literary agents that sound like you must perform like a circus animal in order to get a treat.
If this whole writing thing is going to work, I need to get two things straight in my head:
1. Give people time to read, absorb and consider (i.e. Don't pester); and,
2. Agents are about good literature, and not looking for ego massaging. You're just on nerve and interpreting it that way.
Oh, yeah, and a third one. Do your best - it's all you can do - no more, and definitely no less.
And yes, after all is said and done, waiting will still be the hardest part.
At this point, there are literally hundreds of people who downloaded 'Barricade Diary' on Amazon last weekend. Of course, that means nothing, and nothing more is going to happen for one simple reason - no reviews.
The typically twitchy personality wonders if they have fallen prey to some dark and sinister force lurking in a Seattle low rise who arbitrarily decided to prevent people from posting on your book. The logical self interjects by reminding that people have lives, jobs, kids, etc. and the fact that people usually will not finish a 368 page book in less than 5 days, let alone give a forthright answer.
Of course, it does not help when one's e-mail inbox is filled daily with messages about "Powering your Manuscript to the Next Level by taking our $89.00 Webinar" or insights of literary agents that sound like you must perform like a circus animal in order to get a treat.
If this whole writing thing is going to work, I need to get two things straight in my head:
1. Give people time to read, absorb and consider (i.e. Don't pester); and,
2. Agents are about good literature, and not looking for ego massaging. You're just on nerve and interpreting it that way.
Oh, yeah, and a third one. Do your best - it's all you can do - no more, and definitely no less.
And yes, after all is said and done, waiting will still be the hardest part.
